MAT EXAM PATTERN & SYLLABUS
MAT Features MAT Exam Details
Exam modes Paper Based Test (PBT)
Computer Based Test (CBT)
Internet Based Test (IBT)
MAT sections Language Comprehension
Data Analysis & Sufficiency
Mathematical Skills
Intelligence & Critical Reasoning
Economic and Business Environment
Total number of questions 150
Number of questions per session 30
Exam duration 120 minutes
Total marks 150
Marking scheme +1 for each correct entry
-0.25 for each incorrect entry
0 for not attempting a question
There are five official sections according to the MAT paper pattern.
1. The first section, namely, Language Comprehension, is subdivided into Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension.
2. The second section, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning is further broken down into Logical Reasoning and Analytical
Reasoning.
3. The Data Analysis and Data Sufficiency section consists of Data Analysis questions that closely mimic Data
Interpretation and Data Sufficiency questions.
4. The Mathematical Skills section is largely similar to the Quantitative Aptitude section of other MBA entrance tests.
5. The last section, Economic and Business Environment, has questions encompassing current affairs and static GK.
Language comprehension (Verbal ability + Reading comprehension)
Reading comprehension
1. No. of questions – 3 short passages with 5 questions each
2. Weightage – 15 marks
3. Types of questions – Questions such as central idea, true/ false statements, and antonyms/ synonyms based on
the contents of the passage itself.
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Verbal ability
1. No. of questions – 15 questions
2. Weightage – 15 marks
3. Types of questions – Jumbled paragraphs, sentence correction, sequence correction, fill-in-the-blanks,
antonyms/ synonyms, word substitution, and idioms and phrases.
Intelligence and Critical Reasoning
1. No. of questions – 30 questions
2. Weightage – 30 marks
3. Types of questions – Family relations, cause and effect, assumptions, clocks and calendars, reasons, analogies,
directions, series, incorrect terms.
Mathematical skills
1. No. of questions – 30 questions
2. Weightage – 30 marks
3. Types of questions – Arithmetic questions based on SI/ CI, percentages, time and work, profit/ loss, ratio and
proportion. Other topics, such as mensuration, geometry, PnC, probability, and quadratic equations, are also
covered.
Data analysis and sufficiency
1. No. of questions – 30 questions
2. Weightage – 30 marks
3. Types of questions – More than half the questions will come from data analysis (data interpretation), while the
rest will be from data sufficiency and data comparison. The questions largely require students to analyse bar,
line, table, and pie graphs to extract, interpret, and manipulate data to reach conclusions.
Economic and business environment
1. No. of questions – 30 questions
2. Weightage – 30 marks
3. Types of questions – Questions are formed on film awards, taxation & duties, the Indian constitution, who’s
who, states of India, sports, and recent events. A combination of static GK and current affairs can be expected.
Language comprehension Intelligence and Critical Mathematical Data analysis Economic and
Reasoning skills and sufficiency business
environment
Verb, Noun, Pronoun, Family Tree, Course of Algebra, Geometry, Line Graph, Bar Current
Adjective, Adverb, Antonyms Action, Arrangement, Pie Trigonometry, Men Graph, Case-let, Affairs and
& Synonyms, One Word Chart, Calendars, Statement suration and Pie Chart, Data Static GK
Substitution, Idioms/Phrases, Conclusions, Strong Modern Maths. Comparison,
Vocabulary, Fill in the blanks, Arguments and Weak Quantitative
Sentence Correction, Para Arguments, Puzzles, Series, Comparison and
Jumble and Reading Blood Relations, Coding & Data Sufficiency.
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Comprehension. Decoding, Visual Reasoning,
Syllogisms and Graphs.
